The official building is now known to be almost certainly what is known as the government building the "Trade Union House" where anti-Maidan, anti-Kiev activists had holed themselves up after their camp was apparently destroyed. Some reports have it that nationalists and what have been deemed the "football fans" torched the building.

It is reported that there are videos circulating (real time videos) taken at the time by those who were inside the building as the building was burning and people were suffocating...

RT’s headline:
38 people die after radicals set Trade Unions House on fire in Ukraine’s Odessa

“The Trade Unions House was set on fire by pro-Kiev radicals after they surrounded and destroyed the tent camp of anti-government activists that stood in front of the building on Odessas Kulikovo Field Square. It was torched in a storming attempt after some of the anti-Maidan activists rallying in the square barricaded themselves inside the building.”

The pro-Putin hooligans were shooting from the building and throwing Molotov cocktails. Kind of hard to help people like that. Not clear if the hooligans set fire to the building themselves. Reports are that the hooligans received weapons early this morning at a Russian Orthodox church in preparation for violently disrupting the pro-Ukrainian march. Apparently, Putin’s terrorists were expecting the pro-Ukrainian crowd not to resist as happened last Sunday when so may were viciously beaten in Donetsk.

From what I can gather from articles and tweets from people on site, is that some pro-Russian kids set up a Maidan-like camp in Central Odessa, and a couple of road blocks. They had been there for a couple of days.

Pro-Kiev demonstrators decided to attack it, throwing rocks, etc. Someone hijacked a Fire truck and smashed it through a barricade, injuring several people. That is when the gunfire and molotovs started.

The Ukrainians chased the pro-Russians into the Union House, where Molotovs were exchanged on both sides. The pro-Kiev’s (likely the Reported Right-Sector Goons that started this) were beating people to death as they came out.

Burn to death in the building, or be killed by the mob, Helluva choice.

I’ve personally seen the graves in Europe for those murdered by Russians. They have a long history of abusing and murdering their neighbors. So does Putin. This just the latest chapter.

Spare me the feigned outrage. There was nothing from you when the councilman was mutiliated and murdered in Horlivka. Nothing from you when the peaceful marchers were brutally assaulted on monday in Donetsk. You are loving this tragedy.

makes me ask a question ... Wonder what our so-called leaders are about to do? Not a go to heck moment but with what is breaking on their lies ... expect anything while I pray No, Not Now Lord. Let Americans have the truth first, please ... Amen.

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posted on 05/02/2014 1:23:07 PM PDT
by no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)

Those weren’t “kids”, they were full grown adults who were paid and brought into Odessa with the purpose of creating mayhem and to serve their masters in Moscow. With them in the building where they had holed themselves in were a number of firearms. They had been shooting firearms from the roof of the building. They killed people with that gunfire. They threw rebar from the roof of the building, severely injuring people in the street. They threw Molotov cocktails from the building at the crowd below. This is hardly the work of innocents. It’s terrible that people died today in Odessa, especially peaceful Ukrainians who were not expecting a band of violent people armed by Moscow. As for those in the building, they have no one to blame but themselves.

Its terrible that people died today in Odessa, especially peaceful Ukrainians who were not expecting a band of violent people armed by Moscow. As for those in the building, they have no one to blame but themselves.

Exactly right. Like we have been saying for weeks. It’s only the Putinistas who have been cheering on the kidnap, murder and mayhem. It’s terrible and the entire violent drama in E. & S. Ukraine is Made In Russia.

It is reported that both sides were clashing outside. BOTH. The outside encampment for the anti-Maidan people was (according to reports) destroyed by the “football fans” and the pro-Maidan people. The anti-Maidan, anti-Kiev people went into the Trade Union house, and you can see on the BBC link at the URL link, where molotov cocktails are being thrown at the building, and there are videos of the people suffocating to death inside.

We need to stay out of this, though, IMHO.

Even you must admit that Obama’s anti-Midas touch (Libya (Benghazi), Syria, Egypt (his support for the Muslim Brotherhood) and now Ukriane is not helping the U.S.

Many of the Ukrainian protestors were teenagers that’s true. The dead in the trade union building were clearly much older. Moreover, 15 of them have been identified as Russian nationals.

By the way, the shooting by Putin’s hooligans started even before the incident with the fire truck. Two people were already shot dead by them, including an elderly bystander. Also, I’m not sure how shooting in a crowd will protect a gunman from a fire truck.

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